(MyFox file photo)LAKELAND (FOX 13) -
A popular Polk County
high school principal is on paid administrative leave after he was arrested
during a prostitution sting.
Sheriff Grady
Judd said Cecil Edward McClellan was one of 89 people arrested over a one week investigation that
just wrapped up. He knew the lingo to talk with the undercover
detective, said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
Dr. Sherrie
Nickell, superintendent of Polk County Schools, released a statement which
says, "we are extremely disappointed in this news. However, our number one focus will continue
to be on providing our students with a quality education and providing our
school faculty with the support they need. Kathleen High School
is an award-winning school, and I expect no less in the future."
Sheriff Judd
said some of the others arrested included a local businessman and three women
who traveled to the area to make money during the Republican National Convention.
"You think
they'd learn by now, when you come to Polk County
to violate the law, our folks are going to put you in jail, but 89 people had
to learn a new lesson," Judd said.
